Bafana 'do feel some pressure'

WORLD CUP: SOUTH AFRICA DESPERATE TO END DROUGHT

- Jonty Mark

Bafana Bafana defender Siyabonga Ngezana has admitted that the side do feel the pressure of qualifying for the 2026 Fifa World Cup finals, after so long in the international wilderness. Hugo Broos' side will face Lesotho today at the Free State Stadium, and Nigeria on Tuesday at the same venue, looking to build on a five-point lead at the top of Group C.

Only the group winners are guaranteed a place at the finals in the US, Canada and Mexico next year.

"It is clear we have pressure having not qualified for the World Cup in so many years," said Ngezana.

"Without mentioning 2010, where we qualified as hosts, it has been a long time since we qualified with results."